Routine hematological values in term newborns.

Routine hematological parameters were investigated in 240 term normal neonates, 40 neonates in the first week of life and 49 infants between 3 and 6 months of age. Term normal neonates were selected on the basis of well defined criteria. Cord blood Hb values of 16.2±1.5 g/dl compared well with some of the recent Indian studies and Caucasian figures. Cord blood hemoglobin was lower in the presence of law maternal hemoglobin and in newborns delivered by Cesarean section